History
The Guillotines
During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng creates an elite assassination squad known as the Guillotines, made to eliminate all who oppose him. But as time passes, the Guillotines are deemed expendable, and used […]
Fire in the Blood
An intricate tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’,Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the […]
1911
At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. […]
Charge
CHARGE is proof that maniacs on motorcycles can be a force for global good. The movie follows several teams to the world’s first zero-emissions grand prix on the Isle of Man–the most demanding and deadly […]
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
With IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN, documentary filmmaker Martina Kudlácek has fashioned not only fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking and influential artist, but a pitch-perfect introduction to her strikingly beautiful and poetic body of […]
Duke Ellington...and more stories to celebrate great figures in African American history
Four lyrical stories that celebrate African American history on one DVD!
Halving The Bones
Skeletons in the closet? HALVING THE BONES delivers a surprising twist to this tale. This cleverly-constructed film tells the story of Ruth, a half-Japanese filmmaker living in New York, who has inherited a can of […]
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
This intimate portrait by his daughters follows Kunstler from his early civil right activism to later controversial causes defending rapists and assassins.
Lincoln and Lee At Antietam: The Cost of Freedom
It’s September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and end slavery in the South. But Robert E. Lee has other plans – to invade the […]